March 20, 2019 – DownToBuck

De’Aaron Fox 27 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

Instead of focusing on the epic (I hate to use that word, but it fits here, ancient Greek poets would have a field day with this) 4th-quarter collapse of the Kings, where they gave up a 25 point lead and De’Aaron Fox didn’t do much of anything, let’s focus on the good stuff that happened…

Doug McDermott 17 Points Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

There has to be a team out there who is ready and willing to give Doug McDermott big minutes. There just HAS to be. The Pacers are not that team. I would consider his current minute allotment “subpar”, even if he is playing a decent role on one of the better teams in the league…

Nikola Mirotic 23 Points Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

I will be honest, I have been slightly (emphasis on slightly) disappointed with the Bucks’ acquisition of Nikola Mirotic. Prior to this game, he was not shooting the ball well at all. It will always be a good trade because the Bucks traded a whole lot of nothing (Thon, Jason Smith, Stanley Johnson) for a…

Brook Lopez 28 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

In this video description, I will assert that Brook Lopez enacted a REVENGE GAME upon his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Because he did. However, he actually wasn’t playing against a lot of former teammates. Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were the two “big names” that were on the Lakers last season, and then…

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 35 Points/8 Threes Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

The world wanted a LeBron James versus Giannis Antetokounmpo matchup. Instead, they got something a lot better: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope versus Brook Lopez. Who even wants a matchup between two of the most popular superstars in the league? I didn’t, and I bet the people who paid tons of money for tickets to this game didn’t…

Marvin Bagley 28 Points Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

When a rookie has a field goal percentage above 50%, I am 50% more likely to be a fan of that rookie over other rookies who don’t shoot as well from the field. That’s because I’m a simpleton who likes stats that are direct analogues to real-world occurrences (with the exception being win-shares; win-shares don’t…

Trae Young 21 Points/11 Assists Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

How many dunks would the Hawks have as a whole this season if Trae Young just straight-up wasn’t on the team? Say he got injured on the opening tip of the Hawks first game and they, in pursuit of the tank, didn’t bother to replace him and just ran Tyler Dorsey for thirty minutes per…

Josh Okogie 19 Points Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

Here’s a question for discussion: has Josh Okogie LITERALLY been better than Andrew Wiggins in the past two games? Let’s take a looksie: This game, Okogie had 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Wiggins had 20 points on 8-of-19 shooting. Last game against the Rockets, Okogie had 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Wiggins had 14 points…

Jonas Jerebko 18 Points Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

I have learned to relish the scant opportunities I get to create and upload highlight videos for Warriors players. It seems like weeks or even months go by between chances for me to feature a Warrior on my channel. Their lineup has been so star-studded for so long that I actually yearn for the days…

Jeremy Lamb 26 Points Full Highlights (3/19/2019)

DTB’s useless NBA fact of the day: 26 points is the second-most any player has scored this season while making six or fewer field goals. Bradley Beal, unfortunately, once scored 28 on just six field goals, so Jeremy Lamb doesn’t quite get to enter his name into the record books. Devin Booker, Blake Griffin, Kevin…